We are in front of a global scandal of around one billion – one billion people who still suffer from hunger today. We cannot look the other way and pretend this does not exist. The food available in the world is enough to feed everyone.
Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you!
I wish everyone a wonderful World Cup, played in a spirit of true fraternity.
The right to life is the first human right. Abortion is killing someone that cannot defend him or herself.
May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.
Each one of us is called to be an artisan of peace, by uniting and not dividing, by extinguishing hatred and not holding on to it, by opening paths to dialogue and not by constructing new walls!
We forget to remain focused on the things that really matter.
The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice.
We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!
Challenges exist to be overcome! Let us be realists, but without losing our joy, our boldness and our hope-filled commitment. Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary vigour!
If we learn to say we’re sorry and ask forgiveness, the marriage will last.
Dear parents, have great patience, and forgive from the depths of your heart.
God calls you to make definitive choices, and He has a plan for each of you: to discover that plan and to respond to your vocation is to move toward personal fulfillment.
The Holy Spirit truly transforms us. With our cooperation, he also wants to transform the world we live in.
We can observe the Fourth Commandment by loving visits to our aging grandparents.
Let us pray for peace: peace in the world and in each of our hearts.
We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, spread love. Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.
Environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have. I think a question that we’re not asking ourselves is: ‘Isn’t humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?’
Around us there is the presence of evil. The devil is at work. But in a loud voice I say: GOD IS STRONGER.
Do you know what the title was of the Pope, which ought to be used? Servant of the servants of God. It’s a little different from the stars. Stars are beautiful to look at. I like to look at them in the summer when the sky is clear. But the Pope must be, must be the servant of the servants of God.